[_urga]

"as important as any of these factors"

Surely direction has to be more important?

A great team is great, but not if "we're on a road to nowhere".

And even a good (or possibly mediocre) team with a great direction, a noble goal, must be better than a great team with a dead-end direction, because people will sacrifice and put up with all kinds of politics if the cause is worthy, if there are lives on the line.

[kevsim]

That’s a fair point. I guess my point is that even with direction, if I’m not surrounded by a great team, I’m probably not going to be enjoying my job. Both of these things for me are more important than the specific problem I’m solving or whatever tech I’m using to solve it.

[Kirth]

Direction is inherently part of what makes a team; can't have a great team without it.